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Chamber of Commerce Appreciation Dinner, March 23, 1965.
Chamber of Commerce Appreciation Dinner, March 23, 1965. (left to right) Felix Simmons, John Sourwein, Pearl Sourwein.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ardmoreite, Daily
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Groundbreaking at the site of the Uniroyal Tire Plant in Ardmore.
Groundbreaking at the site of the Uniroyal Tire Plant in Ardmore. Seen are Cong. Carl Albert, Harold Barrett, pres. Uniroyal Tire Co. and Gov. Dewev Bartlett.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ardmoreite, Daily
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Groundbreaking at the site of the Uniroyal Tire Plant in Ardmore.
Groundbreaking at the site of the Uniroyal Tire Plant in Ardmore. Seen are Cong. Carl Albert, Harold Barrett, pres. Uniroyal Tire Co. and Gov. Dewev Bartlett.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ardmoreite, Daily
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Groundbreaking at the site of the Uniroyal Tire Plant in Ardmore.
Groundbreaking at the site of the Uniroyal Tire Plant in Ardmore. Seen are Cong. Carl Albert, Harold Barrett, pres. Uniroyal Tire Co. and Gov. Dewev Bartlett.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ardmoreite, Daily
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rome Ingle, State Game Ranger for Carter and Love Counties.
Rome Ingle, State Game Ranger for Carter and Love Counties. Mr. Ingle is seen with a fish killed by pollution in Caddo Creek, N.E. of Ardmore.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ardmoreite, Daily
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Eaves-Brady Museum
Daily Oklahoman, May 31, 1981, by Burnis Argo. Story of the log cabin, restored by Jimy Brady Rose. Photographs of the interior of the cabin and grounds are included.
Date:
1981
Creator:
Argo, Burnis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Salvation Army, Ardmore
History of the Army in Ardmore, established in 1095 by Captain and Mrs. Butler. Story of continuation by Maggie Knobbs and her work with the poor in Ardmore is included. List of leaderse following Capt. Knobbs retirement in 1933 is also included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Armstong, Loraine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oakley, Arthur
Readings made by Mac McGalliard from the scrapbooks of Mrs. Arthur Oakley, July 11, 1970. History of the aviation exploits of Mr. Oakley is followed in the pages. 54 pages, carbon copies
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Arthur Oakley, Mrs.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pickett, Bi11
"Black Bulldogger of the 101" by Darlene Baldwin, Orbit, Dec. 3, 1972. Story of life as a cowboy on the 101 Ranch in northern Oklahoma. Pickett is credited as the first man to bulldog a longhorn. Tale of meeting with a killer bull in Mexico City, 1908, is part of the article. When Pickett died, at the age of 71, he was still working at the 101 Ranch and was buried there. 2 pages
Date:
1972
Creator:
Baldwin, Darlene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bud Ballew
Letter to the Daily Ardmoreite, June 2, 1972, from J. A. Barker, Vidor, Texas, concerning articles from the Beaumont Enterprise, June 19, 1972. In the enclosed articles Billy Bryant, a former Texas Ranger, reports several stories of early days including an account of his shooting of Bud Blue (Ballew ?) in revenge for the death of his cousin Rufe Hinote. The shooting took place in Ardmore. In the letter Mr. Barker questions the truth of this story, as he was told otherwise as a small boy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Barker, J. A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Oklahoma City
Letter to Mac McGalliard, June 15, 1968, from Beatrice Barr, Ardmore. Mrs. Barr includes notice of meeting of the Okla. Genealogical Society, June 29, 1968, at the Oklahoma County Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Barr, Beatrice
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Cemetary Full of Memories
Story of this site near Pauls Valley with first recorded burial in 1868. Work on restoration by John Hazlitt, plots of the McClure family and Smith Paul, and dedication ceremony held in 1953 are included in the story. Photos of three stones, Van Copeland, Smith Paul and old carirn, are seen. newspaper article, original
Date:
2013
Creator:
Barron, Donna
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Five young ladies.
Five young ladies. The fourth from the left is identified as Sue Frame.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Baum, Whitesboro, Tex.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma-Home of the Red Man
None
Date:
2013
Creator:
Beatrice Stahl with map drawn by Vinson Lackey
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore, Ireland
Letter to Mac McGalliard from Layne R. Beaty, Aug. 3, 1972, concerning a visit to Ardmore, Ireland, and search among the gravestones at the foot of the round tower for his wifes ancestors' graves. The tower is beside St. Delan's Church. 1 page, typed
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Beaty, Layne R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
My Autobiography
Written by Fred Beaver and sent to the "Nitecap Spin-A-Yarn" contest. 3 pages, photocopied
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Beaver, Fred
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
El Dorado-Boomtown
El Dorado, Arkansas. Story of the oil boom days in El Dorado, Ark. One of the early oil men, Dr. Samuel T. Busey, is credited with beginning the boom. 5 pages, magazine article
Date:
1971
Creator:
Beazley, Deanie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Ardmore
Letter to Rev. Charles A. Long from John V. Beck, March 8, 1966. In the letter Mr. Beck relates the beginning of this church as a missionary project of the First Presbyterian Church in 1907.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Beck, John V.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bell, Carroll
Letter to Mac McGalliard, Jan 27, 1976, from Carroll Bell, Ardmore. Boyhood in Caddo and Nida is recalled in the letter along with description of Nails Crossing and home. 1 page, handwritten
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bell, Carroll
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Archeological site
Letters between Robert E. Bell, Univ. of Okla., and Mac McGalliard, Dec 1965- Jan. 1966. Site in Latimer County, Okla., is discussed in the letters along with visit by group from the Chickasaw Historical Society. Site guessed to be example of the Fourche Maline complex and c1000 years old.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bell, Robert E. & McGalliard, William A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hunter, Mrs. Belle Daniels
Transposed from a tape recorded by her daughter, Ouida H. Harkreader. Historical information of early Ardmore recalled by the wife of G. Virgil Hunter, who installed the clocks in the tower of the Carter County Courthouse. 4 pages, handwritten, Feb. 19, 1969
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Belle Daniels Hunter, Mrs.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
U.S. Highway 77 Parade
Photocopy of transcript of Daily Ardmoreite, Dec. 7, 1930, U. S. Highway 77 Parade. Report of the many events that took place at the dedication of the first concrete highway to cross from Kansas to Texas was dedicated in Ardmore. Mentioned as attending are Gov. Wm. Murray, Zack Miller, Pawnee Bill, Gov. W. J. Holoway, Walter Harrison, Dr. Hardy, Dr. J. H. Higgins and the University of Oklahoma band. 2 pages, photocopied Okla. Hist. Society, 11/27/68
Date:
1930
Creator:
Belle Robertson, Lelia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Scott, Ben C. , Jr.
Letter to Mac McGalliard, 1983, concerning the water standpipe in Ardmore. Mr. Scott, his father, and another man painted the original lettering on the tower in 1929 for the price of $125.00. Other recollections of events during the work are told in the letter. Mr. Scott reports he was the person known as "The Human Fly" that walked a tight wire between the wings of the Hotel Ardmore and climbed the side of the Simpson Building. 4 pages, handwritten
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ben C. Scott, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Freeo Cemetery
Letter to Mac McGalliard, Dec. 30, 1967, from Mrs. Bessie Kerns, Alma, Oklahoma. Description of cemetery about 21/2 miles northwest of Fox, Okla. Names from two headstones there she reports: Mrs. Nancy Will, 1814-l889 and Richard P. Butler, died 1956. She also mentions Burkes store and cotton gin in the area along with Cool Branch, Eaves City, Camp and Zita schools.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bessie Kerns, Mrs.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History